⁍ Colombia’s largest unions lead protests on Monday against the social and economic policies of President Ivan Duque.
⁍ Protesters rode to the labor ministry on bicycles, motorcycles and in cars decorated with green balloons and signs.
⁍ The caravan was an attempt by demonstrators to comply with coronavirus restrictions which mandate face masks and ban large crowds.
– Protesters took to the streets of Colombia’s capital Monday in an attempt to revive last year’s massive demonstrations against the country’s economic policies, the AP reports. Protesters rode to the labor ministry on bicycles, motorcycles, and in cars decorated with green balloons and signs. The caravan was an attempt by demonstrators to comply with coronavirus restrictions which mandate face masks and ban large crowds. “I’m here to demand respect for life, respect of the rights of workers, an end to worsening police violence against protesters,” a 38-year-old lawyer told Reuters. The deaths and injuries during the demonstrations stoked anger among some Colombians already distraught at mass murders and assassinations of human right activists.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-colombia-protests/colombians-try-to-revive-mass-protest-against-government-police-violence-idUSKCN26C2XQ